Mesoraco is scheduled to take his first live batting practice of this spring training Friday and is aiming to enter live action over the next week, Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Cincinnati is bringing the backstop along slowly as he recovers from hip and shoulder issues. The Reds don't intent to push Mesoraco early on in the season but want him to seize the full-time job as the campaign wears on. Fantasy players in two-catcher mixed leagues could take a guarded chance late in drafts on his power coming through.